Abstract

ABSTRACT
Ox Kerapan becoming individuality culture of society of madura till in this time still become khazanah properties of culture of Madura, till now activity of karapan ox still be permanent and preserve, he have never experienced of etching process which can eliminate and tarnish activity of activity of karapan ox. Keunikan, and also process of berlangsungnaya race-meeting of karapan ox have strong separate fascination enough to society citizen of Madura witnessing [it], hence have become fair matter if cultural later;then this ox karapan [do] not only taking place [in] its resident majority [is] dwelt by citizen of Madura pendatang. This matter which seen society of Lumajang precisely [in] Countryside of Ranu Bedali. With amount of majority resident of citizen of Madura and [in] adding the ownership of kerapan of ox which quite a lot [in] this area, hence activity of karapan ox [in] Countryside of Ranu Bedali have become activity of rutinitas which continue permanently. Taking place of it activity of ox karapan of course separate social values memliki to citizen, and here social functions situation which found in activity of karapan ox. Remain to with its it[him] cultural faktu [of] kerapan of ox change, and its function also experience of pergeseran.Hal that's becoming researcher focus and interest to study about friction of social functions [of] seen good ox karapan from the aspect of function of manifest and of latent as theory of Robert K Merton. Hence, for the shake of enriching and checking more circumstantial this research, researcher use research metedologi qualitative with data collecting technique in the form of observation, communications and interview, with methodologies this is researcher get datas of faktual both for steming from primary data and also of sekunder relate to social functions [of] ox karapan to Countryside society of Ranu Bedali, on the basis of methodologies this is researcher study, deepening till find social functions [of] ox karapan which there are [in] Countryside of Ranu Bedali Lumajang. On the basis of methodologies and problems above, researcher find some data [in] field which enough draw, activity of karapan ox (it) is true have functions of sosial.dengan the existence of friction of culture it is of course function that happened [in] field also bergeser,maka friction of this Function [do] not only seen from the aspect of look into function of manifest ( what look just [to] or expected it), but the existence of there are social function [of] latent ( what [do] not be expected), function of manifest look like existence of new entertainment amusement and aktifitas [in] Countryside of Ranu Bedali, improving society solidarity, the increasing of social status [of] society and the increasing of society economics, but as Merton in each;every function of manifest sure also there are in it functions of laten, as for function of laten of cultural aktifvitas [of] ox karapan which there are [in] Countryside of Ranu Bedali between is other : improving and emulation of ketidak harmonious between group of karapan ox. Peeping out gamblings, existence of struggling of social status and is difficult [of] Society him get Ox of karapan, so social functions [of] and manifest of latent which there are in activity of karapan ox [in] Countryside of Ranu Bedali researcher which have find.